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Economic and Social Inclusion CorporationRelease of report on inclusive transportation in New Brunswickhttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2017.12.2017-12-11_06.JPG.html
The provincial government has received the report From Surfaces to Services: An inclusive and sustainable transportation strategy for the Province of New Brunswick 2017-2037, from a committee of the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation. From left: Scott MacAfee, coordinator at the corporation; Yves Bourgeois, chair of the corporation’s Rural and Urban Transportation Advisory Committee; Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister John Ames, who is also minister responsible for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation; and Stéphane Leclair, executive director of the corporation.2017121100:00:00New Brunswick Family Plan report on reducing poverty releasedhttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2017.05.2017-05-16_01.jpg.html
The provincial government has released a report on reducing poverty, which stems from the New Brunswick Family Plan’s stakeholder engagement process. From left: Premier Brian Gallant; Donna Gates, executive director of Living SJ; Service New Brunswick Minister Ed Doherty, who is also minister responsible for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation; and Saint John Mayor Don Darling.2017051600:00:00New Brunswickers receive awards for poverty reduction initiativeshttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2017.04.2017-04-10_01.jpg.html
New Brunswickers have received two awards for their poverty reduction initiatives at the Poverty Reduction Summit organized by the Tamarack Institute and Vibrant Communities in Hamilton. From left: Cathy Wright, community leader and former executive director of Living SJ; and Monica Chaperlin, coordinator of the Saint John Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative.2017041000:00:00Income tax preparation clinic for people on modest incomeshttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2017.03.2017-03-27_02.jpg.html
An income tax preparation clinic was held at the Université de Moncton as part of a joint initiative between the provincial and federal governments. From left: Service New Brunswick Minister Ed Doherty, who is also minister responsible for Poverty Reduction and the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation; Kamal Khera, parliamentary secretary for the minister of national revenue; Edgar Léger, clinic volunteer; and Moncton East MLA Monique LeBlanc.2017032700:00:00Family Plan summit held on reducing poverty http://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2017.02.2017-02-28_04.jpg.html
Service New Brunswick Minister Ed Doherty, who is minister responsible for Poverty Reduction and the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation, hosted a summit on reducing poverty as part of the development of the New Brunswick Family Plan on Monday, Feb. 27, in Saint John. From left: Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long; Mike Myette, executive director of 211 Nova Scotia; Randy Hatfield, executive director of the Human Development Council; Doherty; Roger Martin, co-chair of the corporation’s board of directors; Saint John Lancaster MLA Dorothy Shephard; Juanita Black, member of the corporation’s board of directors; and Stéphane Leclair, executive director of the corporation.2017022800:00:00Legislation to be introduced to continue and expand Home Energy Assistance Programhttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2016.11.2016-11-10_01.JPG.html
Legislation will be introduced today that would continue and expand the Home Energy Assistance Program. Participating in the announcement were Finance Minister Cathy Rogers and Families and Children Minister Stephen Horsman.2016111000:00:00Report released on the impact of 2009-2014 Economic and Social Inclusion Planhttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2015.06.2015-06-25_2.jpg.html
The Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation (ESIC) released today the report Together: The Impact of New Brunswick’s 2009-2014 Economic and Social Inclusion Plan. The report documents actions and initiatives that were part of the provincial plan. From left: ESIC co-chair (non-profit sector) Roger Martin; Government Services Minister Ed Doherty, who is also minister responsible for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation; ESIC chair Monique Richard; Vibrant Charlotte County board member Pat Stafford; Social Development Minister Cathy Rogers and ESIC’s executive director Stéphane Leclair.2015062500:00:00New Brunswick receives two awards on poverty reduction from national organizationhttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2015.05.2015-05-11_06.jpg.html
New Brunswick received two awards for its initiatives on poverty reduction at the Poverty Reduction Summit organized by the Tamarack Institute and Vibrant Communities in Ottawa. An award was presented to New Brunswick for Overcoming Poverty Together: The New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Plan, in the category of provinces and cities working together in partnership. Also at the event, Vibrant Communities Saint John received the Innovators Reducing Poverty award for the work of Juanita Black and Bill Gale. Black and Gale were both recognized as heroes in poverty reduction in Saint John, with influence on different sectors of the population. From left: Paul Borne, president of the Tamarack Institute; Stephane Leclair, executive director of the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation (ESIC); Althea Arsenault, manager at ESIC; Juanita Black, of Vibrant Communities Saint John, and Scott MacAfee, co-ordinator at ESIC.2015051100:00:00Poverty reduction plan unveiledhttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2014.05.2014-05-16_1.jpg.html
The second poverty reduction plan was unveiled today by the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation of New Brunswick (ESIC). The new plan, like the first one, brings together people who live or have lived in poverty with representatives of the non-profit sector, the business sector, and the government. It has a unique collective and collaborative approach based on the premise that everyone is part of the solution. From left: Gerry Pond, co-chair (business sector), ESIC; Léo-Paul Pinet, president, ESIC; Dorothy Shephard, co-chair (government sector), ESIC; Premier David Alward; Monique Richard, co-chair (citizens living or having lived in poverty), ESIC; Brian Duplessis, co-chair (non-profit sector), ESIC.2014051600:00:00Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation to hold public sessions to renew poverty reduction planhttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2013.08.2013-08-27_1.jpg.html
A series of public dialogue sessions will be held this autumn by the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation, leading to a renewal of Overcoming Poverty Together – The New Brunswick Poverty Reduction Plan. From left: Léo-Paul Pinet, president, Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation; Premier David Alward; Healthy and Inclusive Communities Minister Dorothy Shephard, co-chair (government); Monique Richard, co-chair (citizens); Gerry Pond, co-chair (business); and Brian Duplessis, co-chair (non-profit).2013082700:00:00Board of Directorshttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2013.06.2013-06-18_3.jpg.html
First row, seated: Léo-Paul Pinet, President; Madeleine Dubé, Minister of Social Development; Stéphane Leclair, Executive Director; Minister of Healthy and Inclusive Communities Dorothy Shephard; Donald Arseneault; Dany Soucy, Minister of Post-Secondary, Education, Training and Labour; Francine Landry Second row: Jennifer Melanson; Lucie Robichaud; Beverly Wilcox; July Synnott; Brian Duplessis; Derek Oland; Ginette Arseneault; Jacques-François Levesque; Juanita Black; Absent: Jody Carr; Anne Hébert; Roger Martin; Angel Michaud; Brenda Murphy; Gerry Pond; Monique Richard.2013061800:00:00ESIC’s Board of Directors and Community Inclusion Networks hold annual meetinghttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2013.06.2013-06-18_2.jpg.html
The Board of Directors of ESIC held a planning session with the Community Inclusion Networks on June 18, 2013. The Board and the networks meet at least once a year to share ideas and vital information. Front row, seated: Beverly Cox, Léo-Paul Pinet, Madeleine Dubé, Stéphane Leclair, Dorothy Shephard, Francine Landry, Danny Soucy, Juanita Black, Althea Arsenault Second row: Christine Bourgoin, Nathalie Badeau, Brian Duplessis, Jennifer Melanson, Donald Arseneault, Julie Landry-Godin, Céline Ouellette, Pat Stafford, Jocelyne Babin, Colette Lacroix, Ray Dillon, July Synott, Ginette Arsenault Third row: Marc Gosselin, Jacques-François Levesque, Lucie Robichaud, Vicky Mazerolle, Joanna Brown, Susanne White, Rebeka Frazer-Chiasson, Barry Galloway, Derek Oland, Scott MacAfee2013061800:00:00Premier meets with New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Corporationhttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2011.10.2011-10-06_2.jpg.html
Premier David Alward met with the board of directors and staff of the New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation in Fredericon. From left, front row: Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint-André MLA Danny Soucy, legislative secretary to the minister of Social Development; Althea Arsenault; Monique Richard; Alward; Social Development Minister Sue Stultz; Christine Bourgoin; Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe MLA Bernard LeBlanc; and Roger Lessard. From left, back row: Léo-Paul Pinet; Brenda Murphy; Anne Hébert; Lucie Robichaud; Jennifer Melanson; Juanita Black; Jacques-Francois Levesque; Brian Duplessis; Jeannine Macdonald; Stéphane Leclair; and Scott MacAfee. 2011100600:00:00Community inclusion networks hold first meetinghttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2011.09.2011-09-30_2.jpg.html
Communication and collaboration were the focus of the first meeting of the community inclusion networks as they work to fight poverty at the local level. The networks were established as a unique tool to combat poverty at the local level through Overcoming Poverty Together: The New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Plan.2011093000:00:00Minister meets with fellow co-chairs of Economic and Social Inclusion Corporationhttp://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2010.11.2010-11-03_2.jpg.html
Sue Stultz, the new minister of social development, recently met with her fellow co-chairs of the Economic Development and Social Inclusion Corporation. From left: Gerry Pond, Stultz, Monique Richard and Léo-Paul Pinet.2010110300:00:00Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation holds first meeting http://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2010.06.2010jun30_1o.jpg.html
The board of the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation met for the first time today. From left, front row: Pam Coates; Jennifer Melanson; Léo-Paul Pinet; Monique Richard; Social Development Minister Kelly Lamrock; Gerry Pond; Brenda Murphy; and Juanita Black. From left, back row: James Hughes, corporation president; Madeleine Dubé; Jean-Claude Savoie; Jacques-François Levesque; Ginette Arsenault; Roger Lessard; Steven Hicks; Liette Holmes; and Anne Hébert. 2010063000:00:00Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation vice-chairs and president named http://www2.gnb.ca:80/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2010.05.2010may3_o4.jpg.html
The four vice chairs and president of the board of directors for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation have been named by Premier Shawn Graham. From left: Social Development Minister Kelly Lamrock; Graham; Monique Richard; Gerry Pond; Léo-Paul Pinet; and James Hughes. 2010050300:00:002017121100:00:00